of the Fishery Board for Scotland. 



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.'i Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared are as follow : — 

 First grilse 19th May ; first sea trout 11th February. Clean sea trout 

 can be got in the river at all times during the open season. 



4, The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 40 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Caught on 20th May 

 in the sea nets at the Nairn fishing station. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1910 was £1205 8s. 



2. The assessment levied was Is. 6d. per £. 



3. The water bailifi:s employed are two in number, one being permanent, and 



the other being employed during part of the close season. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted :— No prosecutions. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Pish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect — None such. 



2. Are the bye-laws observed in every case ? — Yes. 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect — No new passes built or in prospect. 



4. Natural obstructions — None. 



The Spawning Season— 



1. Fish were first noticed spawning on 5th November. 



3. Spawning ceased between 18th November and 15th December, middle of 



January. 



4. As legards numbers of breeding fish, and state of the water, the past 



spawning season is regarded as a full average of breeding fish. The 

 river was mostly at half flood. 



S molts— 



1. Smolts were noticed to be migrating seawards in April, and by the 20th 



June they disappeared from the river. 



2, As a smolt year 1910 was very good. 



REPORT FROM NESS DISTRICT. 



Take of Pish— 



1. Has been below the average of previous years. # 



2. The actual number of fish caught has been — 



(c) By rod and line — 954. 



3. Particulars as to the times grilse and sea trout appeared are as follow :— 



Sea trout made their appearance in the river Ness in the month of 

 April, and there were no grilse caught by fixed engines on the coast 

 until the latter end of May. Lessees will not give the number of fish 

 caught by them. 



4. The weight of the heaviest salmon taken during the season was 45 lbs. 

 The particulars of time and place of capture are : — Taken in bag net, 



Delnies fishing station. 



Protection— 



1. The assessable rental for 1910 was X3679 15s. 



2. The assessment levied was £383 6s. 2d. 



3. The water bailiffs employed are 4 in number. 



4. Particulars as to prosecutions instituted are briefly as follow : — John 



Hossack, lessee of sweep-net fishings, Chanonrie Point, interdicted 

 from using anchors on his nets while fishing for salmon. George S. 

 Paterson, lessee of Cromarty fishings, failing to remove the leaders of 

 eight bag-nets during weekly close time ; fined £1 for each net, and £2 

 lis. 6d. expenses. 



Obstructions to the Passage of Pish— 



1. Dam dykes disused, built, or in prospect — None. 



2. Are the bye-laws observed in every case ?— Yes. 



3. Fish passes built or in prospect — None. 



